Opinion: Nuclear power can reduce energy costs

Nuclear energy is needed to combat high energy prices in the Northeast, this newspaper editorial argues. "The reality is that U.S. nuclear plant designs and operating procedures pose no risk of a Chernobyl-style accident, nor could a wildfire result in any release of radiation from a nuclear plant," the newspaper says. Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, Mass.)

http://www.telegram.com/article/20100818/NEWS/8180352/1020/opinion

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